Champlin's Realty Associates v. Coastal Resources Management Council

Summary

The Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court's judgment upholding the CRMC's denial of Champlin's marina expansion and rejected Champlin's and the CRMC's request to incorporate a mediation settlement into a consent order. The Court held that the CRMC lacked authority to modify a final decision via a memorandum of understanding and that the agency remains bound by the APA and its own regulations while on appeal.